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img Man posing in front of Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-2-920)

Caption below photo: Tom Nakagawa poses while hiking towards Heart Mountain. Circa 1943-1944

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vh Yosh Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-172)

Nisei male. Born December 27, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was in the third grade during mass removal to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington. Moved with family to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before returning to Seattle to attend middle and high school. Found a lifelong job at Osborn & Ulland, a retail …

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img Supply clerks (ddr-densho-114-156)

Original caption: Nisei Japanese supply clerks, work in the supply room from which supplies are issued to the Allied translator and interpreter section, General Headquarters, Allied Powers in the Pacific, Tokyo, Japan. L-R: Pfc. Hideo Ikeuchi, Tec 5 Tom Maruyama, and Pfc. Francis Nakagawa. 9-3-46.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 11, November 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-523)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Teacher?s Workshop featuring Mako Nakagawa, Tom Ikeda, Alan Yabui, Karen Yoshitomi, Pramila Jayapal, and a panel of Dr. Frank Kitamoto, Fumiko Hayashida, May Namba, Devon Abdullah, and Amelia Derr; 2005 Installation, January 22, 2005, Seattle Waterfront, $60, Keynote-Peggy Nagae; Board to carol at Nikkei Manor.

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vh Giro Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-422)

Nisei male. Born March 13, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Kent, Washington, where parents ran a farm. In the 1930s, moved to South Bend, Washington, to work for the New Washington Oyster Company. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and soon left to work on farms in Utah for …

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img Signing of the Washington State Employees Compensation Bill by Governor John Spellman (ddr-densho-10-163)

Caption on reverse: "Gov. John Spellman signing ESSB 3163, Wash. State Redress Bill - May 13, 1983 ($5000 redress for 34 former state employees, J.A.). L-R: Back row: Rep. Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, Rep. Art Wang, ?, Tom Takemura, Sen. George Fleming, Mako Nakagawa, Ron Sims, Michi Maebori. Front row: Cherry Kinoshita, Gov. John Spellman, Miye …

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img Four boys on hike to Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-2-916)

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vh Miyoko Tsuboi Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-421)

Nisei female. Born March 8, 1925, in Portland, Oregon. Lost mother at an early age and helped to take care of the family. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, worked for a War Relocation Authority office helping to return confiscated property to …

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vh Cedrick M. Shimo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-260)

Nisei male. Born October 1, 1919, in Heber, California, in the Imperial Valley. Grew up in Boyle Heights. Received draft notice one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and joined the Military Intelligence Service. After being denied furlough to visit his mother in Manzanar concentration camp, refused to serve overseas with his unit. Was placed …

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vh Frank H. Hirata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-271)

Kibei-Nisei male. Born November 19, 1925, in Spokane, Washington. At the age of ten, went to Japan with grandfather. During World War II, was conscripted into the Japanese army, and was still in training when the war ended. After the war, continued education, graduating from Kyoto University with a law degree. Got married in 1957 and …

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vh Fred Tadashi Shingu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-292)

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1923, in Yuba City, California. Grew up in Elk Grove, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with family to Florin, California, and was removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. While in Tule Lake, refused to sign the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and …

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vh Charles Oihe Hamasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-274)

Nisei male. Born October 7, 1922, in Japan, while parents were visiting family. Came to the U.S. at three months old, and grew up in Terminal Island, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, picked up along with Issei father and taken to Fort Lincoln (Bismarck), North Dakota. Transferred from Fort Lincoln to the Santa Anita …

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vh Frances Midori Tashiro Kaji Interview (ddr-densho-1000-258)

Nisei female. Born April 30, 1928, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, where father was a prominent medical physician. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp with family to work on a sugar beet farm in Colorado, and eventually returned to Los Angeles, where father …

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doc October 2008 (ddr-densho-431-25)

Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: Prison within the Prison: The Tule Lake Stockade," "Densho News: Sushi & Sake Fest: Last Chance for Early Bird Tickets!," "Densho Community Meeting: A Look Back at Redress," "Densho October Poll: Japanese American Writers," "New to the Archive: Look Inside the Archive: Kazuko Uno Bill Interview," " Support …

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vh Giro Nakagawa Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-422-16)

Living and working on farms during the war

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vh Giro Nakagawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-422-7)

Introduction of oyster seed from Japan

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vh Giro Nakagawa Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-422-9)

Description of oyster farm workers

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vh Giro Nakagawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-422-14)

Leaving camp to farm for a sugar company